Pakistani dramas and soap operas, old films, old series in English, musical variety shows and panel discussions have traditionally been the staples of Pakistani television. Games shows with modest prizes given by local businessmen. "But we can't have channels broadcasting pictures of mutilated bodies and severed heads that have a shock effect on women and children." Television Shows in Pakistan
"The government is keen to continue its liberal media policy," Iftikhar Rasheed, chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, said, according to Reuters. While the channels are being asked to regulate themselves, the government said it would take legal action if the practices did not change. The move comes a week after news programs broadcast scenes of the severed head of a suicide bomber from an attack in Karachi. In 2006, Salman Masood wrote in the New York Times: “The government has asked private television channels to stop showing gruesome images of suicide bombings, accidents and terrorist attacks, officials and the news media say. If we truly want PTV's revival we will have to bank on local talent," Samina Ahmad, a veteran television actress, told AFP.
“It's a cheap re-run, a temporary filling. The channel has profited from advertising breaks during the broadcasts but experts warn it is on shaky ground. “It is a good opportunity for PTV management to look at themselves, shake their conscience and wonder how they are unable to produce a prime-time drama," Aehsun Talish, a Pakistani drama producer, told AFP. “PTV once used to produce the subcontinent's best soap operas but has suffered in the face of rising competition from private channels. But a dependence on imported content is a source of frustration for some Pakistani artists, producers and directors who bemoan prime-time slots being given to a foreign show.
Featuring heartthrob heroes, westernised heroines and picturesque scenery, dozens of Turkish soap operas have made it onto Pakistani television channels since 2012. Pakistani Twitter users have complain about “the typical and lifeless storyline of domestic issues in Pakistani serials" and critics have said “there are far too many channels and not enough quality content being made." Īfter a Turkish drama became very popular in Pakistan in 2020, AFP reported: “Usually state broadcaster PTV fills its programming with live charity fundraisers, quiz shows and religious content. Many Pakistan say there is an absence of good content on Pakistani television.
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